Paralyzed

"Whenever we do something really asinine, we might as well do it to music."—Camus

As you listen to these timeless masterpieces, please keep in mind that in 1984, when these songs were recorded, our thinking was that multi-track recording devices, expensive audio equipment, digitally remastered originals, and acoustically friendly microphones and recording studios were for sissies. That, and the fact that we had no money. So these classics were recorded on a cheap, portable, well-traveled, single-track tape recorder. In one take. With one microphone. In a tiny room in Dave's basement. They have not been touched up. Paralyzed was: Doug Baldwin on the bass, Phil Miller and me on guitar, and Dave Hanson and my brother Peter alternating singing and drumming duties (I indicate who played what on each tune). On the day of the recording, Phil and I were 19, Doug and Dave were 20, and Peter was 15.


Covers

Seek and Destroy, by Metallica. Vocals: Peter. Drums: Dave.

Detroit, Rock City, by Kiss. Vocals: Dave. Drums: Peter.

Bark at the Moon, by Ozzy Osbourn. Vocals: Dave. Drums: Peter. First guitar solo: Phil. Second guitar solo: me. Phil's solo on this tune is particularly impressive.

Crazy Train, by Ozzy Osbourn. Vocals: Dave. Drums: Peter. Guitar solo: me.


Come Together, by Aerosmith (well, and the Beatles). Vocals: Dave. Drums: Peter. Guitar solo: me.


Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love, by Van Halen. Vocals: Dave. Drums: Peter. Guitar solo: Phil and me.


Panama, by Van Halen. Vocals: Peter. Drums: Dave. Guitar solo: me. Note: someone hit the tape recorder during the intro, hence the garbled moment.

Breakin' the Law, by Judas Priest. Vocals: Peter. Drums: Dave. Guitar solo: me.

Round 'n Round, by Ratt. Vocals: Dave. Drums: Peter. Guitar solo: Phil. Harmony guitar: Phil and me.

Paralyzed Originals

Plight of the Youth, by Paralyzed. Vocals: Dave. Drums: Peter.

Born to Rock, by Paralyzed. Vocals: Peter. Drums: Dave. The guitar solo is dueling guitars (between Phil and me) followed by a very Kiss-esque two part harmony.


Metal Daydream, by Paralyzed. Vocals: Peter. Drums: Dave. Guitar solo: me.